Komando: Fundraising sites raise big bucks for charity

12:17 AM,
Nov. 3, 2012

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Nicholas Ivie, a U.S. Border Patrol agent stationed in Arizona, tragically was killed recently while on duty.

Billy Sanders, who worked with Ivie at the Naco station, turned to online fundraising to help Ivie's wife and two daughters. His Web page on GoFundMe raised nearly $30,000 in a few weeks and is well on its way to a $100,000 goal.

Raising money online, or crowdfunding, is the new model for everything from music albums to video game consoles. ...